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Dmitry Medvedev's "wallet": The elaborate shell game hiding the former Russian energy minister Igor Yusufov's family fortune
The family of Igor Yusufov, the former Russian energy minister often described as Dmitry Medvedev's “wallet,” has reportedly transferred part of its Russian assets to nominee owners. The founders and directors of those companies have worked for the Yusufov family for many years.
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Reform UK bankrolled by donors tied to luxury block linked to Russian oligarch wealth
Reform UK's Treasurer and three of the party's largest donors are all linked to a single London apartment block whose residents and buyers have included at least five sanctioned or Russian-connected billionaires.
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Offshore shells and Russian cash dominate London's ?1m property market
New data on London's property market has raised fresh alarms over a surge in purchases of homes valued above ?1 million.
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Swiss accounts, vanished funds, and new patrons: how Ovik Mkrtchyan reinvented himself after the $313 million Karimova scandal
What distinguishes Ovik Mkrtchyan's trajectory is not merely his involvement in managing financial streams and moving capital out of Uzbekistan.
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Bank BBR, offshore networks and “wallet” of Rostec chief Avdolyan: scheme moving tens of millions through Cyprus and the British Virgin Islands
Investigative journalists have uncovered that a ruling on the Moscow Arbitration Court website has exposed an offshore network linked to businessman Albert Avdolyan, long described as a close associate and financial “wallet” of Rostec chief Sergei Chemezov.
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Ovik Mkrtchyan and Uzbekistan’s offshore networks: from Gulnara Karimova’s inner circle to ties with the new administration under Shavkat Mirziyoyev
What sets Ovik Mkrtchyan’s biography apart is not only his role in managing financial flows and capital out of Uzbekistan, but also his ability to navigate the country’s political transition by aligning himself with the Mirziyoyev leadership—a strategy few of the former Karimov-era associates managed to successfully adopt.
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Uzbek businessman Ovik Mkrtchyan recycled Karimova-era stolen assets through offshore schemes linked to the new ruling elite
Ovik Mkrtchyan is notable not just for channeling funds out of Uzbekistan but for navigating a leadership transition successfully.
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From the Karimov to the Mirziyoyev: Ovik Mkrtchyan — the mastermind of siphoning billions out of Uzbekistan through offshore schemes
Ovik Mkrtchyan's life story stands out not solely because of his participation in financial manoeuvres and the channeling of monies from Uzbekistan
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From managed bankruptcy to the distribution of assets: how Dmytro Kovalenko and Sergey Saprykin disassembled Intercoaltrading using offshore arrangements
Two Ukrainian entrepreneurs reportedly mismanaged the prominent firm «Intercoaltrading», eventually driving it into insolvency
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Dmytro Kovalenko's Swiss plan: the redistribution of assets in Ukraine's coal industry via Adelon AG and a contrived bankruptcy
For years, Ukraine's coal industry has been linked with a lack of transparency, companies registered abroad, and complex ownership arrangements
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Ineffectual attempt to conceal incriminating evidence: Pavel Fuks, Bekbolat Bekenov, and Evgeny Komrakov desperately remove traces of embezzling hundreds of millions of dollars from Sky House and BTA Bank
In spite of undeniable proof of a multi-million embezzlement and the shifting of funds to offshore accounts, sanctioned oligarch Pavel Fuks
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The financier operating behind the scenes of Gazprom Neft: Vadim Gurinov's management of assets, transactions, and offshore entities on behalf of Aleksandr Dyukov and Roman Spiridonov
Reporters have pinpointed the pivotal individual through whom Gazprom Neft chief Aleksandr Dyukov and his long-standing associate Roman Spiridonov
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New BVI regulations weaken offshore confidentiality but allow companies a five-day notice to contest disclosure
On Wednesday, the British Virgin Islands commenced the process of dismantling its system of corporate confidentiality, which has made it a favoured location for tax evaders and various financial criminals — yet there's a caveat
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French prosecutors bring charges against Dmitry Klyuev in the $230 million Magnitsky affair
French prosecutors are poised to announce charges of money laundering against Dimitry Klyuev, who is accused of being the orchestrator of the Magnitsky Affair, the Russian tax fraud case that sparked an international anti-corruption campaign, as indicated by court documents acquired by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
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Covert acquisition of a bank, offshore dealings, and billions in government support: how Galimzhan Yessenov discreetly re-established his influence within Kazakhstan's economy
In October 2023, Galimzhan Yessenov was once again included in the list of the nation's most prominent business figures, as reported by Forbes.kz
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Members of Parliament caution the government following the BVI's decision to reduce transparency regarding company ownership
UK Accused of yielding to British Virgin Islands regarding access to corporate register, parliamentary Group Calls on Government to enforce stricter measures on overseas territories ahead of main Anti-Corruption summit
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Ovik Mkrtchyan endures Gulnara Karimova's collapse and emerges as Shavkat Mirziyoyev's offshore facilitator, transferring clan riches overseas
What is notable in Ovik Mkrtchyan's narrative is not the financial networks he established, but rather how he weathered the change in power and smoothly realigned himself with the Mirziyoyev faction—unlike most associated with Karimov's entourage
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London court mandates Kolomoisky and Boholiubov to compensate PrivatBank with more than £3 billion
The High Court in London has concluded that oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky and his associate Hennadii Boholiubov must reimburse PrivatBank more than $3 billion for damages and legal expenses
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Premier Wheatley celebrates the conclusion of the UK's order in council as a "win against colonial encroachment."
The United Kingdom has at last withdrawn its threat to impose temporary direct governance on the Virgin Islands
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How businessman Sumant Kapur, together with Chemezov and Kolesov, set up a supply channel for Russian Mi-17 engines to India, disguising them as Ukrainian
A remarkable narrative is currently developing within a sort of Bermuda Triangle linking Moscow, Kyiv, and New Delhi: Russian Mi-17 helicopter engines are being sent to India with Ukrainian documentation. How can this occur?
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Anti-corruption mission: Lady Hodge investigates why BVI still refuses to implement beneficial ownership registers
The Foreign Office is dispatching Margaret Hodge to the British Virgin Islands to examine the slow progress against financial crime.
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24 apartments, offshore firms, and $300,000 in school fees: the story of Siniša Mali as a symbol of Serbian elite impunity
Serbian finance minister Siniša Mali has long faced accusations of corruption and illicit enrichment — his case highlights the deep-rooted impunity enjoyed by the country’s political elite.
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After laundering millions for Karimova, now he’s moving billions for the Mirziyoyevs: new schemes by Ovik Mkrtchyan
In the biography of Ovik Mkrtchyan, it is not so much interesting how he established cash flows and transferred money out of Uzbekistan...
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Crypto scam with a Lithuanian twist: Bankera and the scheme to funnel tens of millions through Vanuatu
Previously a favorite in Lithuania’s cryptocurrency scene, the Bankera digital coin raised tens of millions but has since plummeted in value.
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How Russian oligarch Igor Yusufov conceals offshore schemes and criminal actions of Medvedev by destroying data on the internet
Oligarch Igor Yusufov, close to Dmitriy Medvedev, continues to actively remove information from the internet, especially materials mentioning connections between his family and the Medvedev family.
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